Walking school bus

Coordinators' guide

Full print version: The walking school bus (PDF, 636 KB, 24 pages)

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Why set up a walking school bus?

• 2.1 How it works
• 2.2 From what age can children walk on the bus?
• 2.3 What parents tell us

3. Getting started

• 3.1 Ways to set up walking school buses

4. Which approach will work best?

• 4.1 Step-by-step guide to the network approach

5. Keeping the walking school bus network going

6. Resources

• 6.1 Letter to parents
• 6.2 Walking school bus survey
• 6.3 Walking school bus guidelines for parents and drivers
• 6.4 Walking school bus consent form
• 6.5 Child roster for walking school bus
• 6.6 Parent roster for walking school bus
• 6.7 Parent volunteer roster for walking school bus
• 6.8 Route plan for walking school bus
• 6.9 Text for school newsletter

Page created: 8 July 2008